Pocket.



W, T. SPENCER,

POCKET. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 19-14.

Patented Dec. 29,1914.

314 wanto'z MUM/n T pence) Y UNITED STAES ENT ossion.

WILLIAM T. SPENCER, OF ELKIINS, WEST VIRGINIA.

POCKET.

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Elkins, in the county of Randolph and State of West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pockets, of which the'following is a specification.

This invention relates to pockets and the principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient device of this character ada ted to hold a trainmans orders with-w ich a. signal is associated 1n such manner that the person wearing the pocket is advised as to the contents thereof without entering the pocket.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a glove gauntlet having a pocket attached thereto and with the signal displayed. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View with the signal concealed within the pocket. F1 3 is a perspective view of a pocket adapts to be attached to the coat or shirt sleeve.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 represents an ordinary glove g'aunflet which has attached thereto a pocket 2 constructed of outer and inner walls 3 and 4 stitched together at 5 to produce separate compartments 6 and 7, and the outer wall is slit or cut at 3 and 8 to I a piece of material adapted to be fo ded into provide entrance openings into the compartments 6 and 7 respectively. The outer wall of the pocket a pears in Fig. 1 as the wall of the gauntlet at it may be an independent wall as is' found most desirable and has preferably attached thereto one art of a fastening device 8 whose other an coasting part is secured to the inner wall 4. p

Secured to the inner wall of the ocket is the pocket or project beyond the edges thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, to form a signal 9 which when exposed will indicate the act Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed May 26, 1914. Serial No. 841,158.

Patented Dec. $29, 191%.

- that the pocket contains orders which must be attended to. This signal preferably consists of a piece of red ribbon or similar matenal and isconnected to the inner wall of the pocket preferably by stitching.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 3 the pocket is constructed of a single piece of material folded to form inner and outer walls 10 and 11 which are stitched together along their end ed es and at a point removed from the 0 d,- as shown at 12, to forms pencil pocket 13. The walls of the pocket are fastened together, as shown in 1g. 1, and the ends of the pocket have secured thereto suitable fastenin devices 14 here shown in the form of se ety pins by which the device may be pinned to the coat or shirt sleeve or to the gauntlet of the glove. The pocket is provided with the 'usual signal as shown.

What is claimed is 1. A pocket having a distinctive colored signal attached to one of the walls thereof, said signal adapted to project beyond or fold within the pocket.

2. A pocket constructed from inner and outer walls stitched together to produce main. and pencil compartments one well'ls being transversel slit to provide an entrance opening in o the pencil compartment, the main compartment opening at right angles to the pencil compartment.

3. A pocket constructed of separate walls stitched to ether at the ends and having a longitudina row of stitching connecting the wal s and providing a partition between two separate compartments, said compartments.

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